Tag: Glucose monitors
New bill expands coverage for monitors, supplies in Illinois
July 16, 2024HME News Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A bill sponsored by Democratic State Sen. Julie Morrison to expand insurance coverage for medically necessary glucose monitors and related supplies was signed into law on July 1. “High costs that come with managing diabetes can put an unnecessary economic burden on families,” said Morrison, Majority Caucus Whip. “This law will ensure people with any type of diabetes receive crucial medical care.” Senate Bill 3414 requires insurance companies to cover glucose...
CGS announces reviews for back braces, test strips
August 13, 2020HME News Staff
ATLANTA - CGS has announced that the Jurisdiction B medical review department will begin complex post-pay service-specific reviews on back braces and test strips, according to the van Halem Group. Both reviews are the result of data analysis that indicates the allowed dollars for the two codes in Jurisdiction B are significantly above expected amounts. Each code also ranks high in the CERT Errors Top 15, with L0650 ranking No. 6 and A4253 No. 11, according to the van Halem Group. Based on earlier...
MAC publishes prepay reviews for support surfaces, glucose monitors
February 13, 2014HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS - The claim error rate for Group 2 pressure reducing support surfaces (E0277) was 74% between July 1, 2013, and Sept. 31, 2013, according to a prepay review by National Government Services (NGS), the DME MAC for Jurisdiction B. NGS reviewed 275 claims: 239 were denied and 36 were approved. It found that 21% of claims were denied due to no response to the additional documentation request letter�The claim error rate for glucose test strips (A4253) was 98.5% between Oct. 1, 2013, and...